by Alexander v. Bernstorff Something I worked on in Lufthansa’s corporate strategy department in 2015 is an eerie scenario: Any digital mega-player calls your airline and offers to literally absorb your offered seats for the next year or two on a part of your network, or entirely. Because this company…

by Alexander v. Bernstorff In 2013, the German department of transport deregulated the market for national bus services. Until that time, bus companies were allowed to either serve regional or inner city routes, or to carry passenger abroad. Long distance services, like Munich to Hamburg, were not allowed. Deregulation resulted…